Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drôme

/dɹoʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: drome
IPA: /dɹoʊm/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Valence (INSEE code 26).

name

A left tributary of the Rhône in the departments of Drôme and Ardèche, in southeastern France.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Drôme, from Latin Druma, related to -drome.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Druma

Phrases

Livron-sur-Drôme

Frequently Paired Words

Livron-sur-Drôme

Questions

How do you pronounce drôme?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɹoʊm/.
What does drôme mean?: A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Valence (INSEE code 26).
Where does drôme come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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